On January 12, 2022, the Ninth Circuit held that BMW North America, LLC (“BMW”) could not enforce an arbitration clause in a dealership purchase agreement because, under California law,.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s decision granting a motion to compel arbitration filed by a non-signatory to the agreement containing the.
This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the ability of non-parties to invoke arbitration agreements, and refreshes its law on the applicability of Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity in the arbitration context.